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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 25mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
650
700
650
650
700
650
700
700
650
650
650
650
650
650
600
600
km/h
90
S
75
SSW
75
S
90
SW
70
SSW
50
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
4
4
8
3
2
7
3
3
6
2
3
4
2
2
8
 mm
9
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16
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
-1
2
1
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-4
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
-3
-5
 chill °C
-11
-11
-11
-14
-14
-11
-7
-5
-7
-7
-8
-7
-5
-5
-8
-10
Freezing level m
1850
800
800
1000
600
750
750
650
650
550
500
650
950
1000
850
250
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Sunrise
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8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
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Sunset
—
—
5:43
—
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5:38
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5:36
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5:31
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5:29
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 25mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
101 km WSW
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WSW
(16 kph at 255).
40
107 km NNE
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
119 km SSE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
53 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 184).
31
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain .
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 190).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
161 km SW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
161 km SW
23m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.